The invention discloses an IGBT
overvoltage protection circuit and an IGBT
overvoltage protection method. The IGBT
overvoltage protection circuit comprises an IGBT, a driving source, a collector
electrode overvoltage protection circuit and a driving
control circuit, wherein the driving source is connected with the gate
electrode of the IGBT; the collector
electrode overvoltage protection circuit is used for monitoring the
voltage of the collector electrode of the IGBT, transmitting overvoltage signals to the driving
control circuit when the
voltage of the collector electrode of the IGBT exceeds a predefined value, and transmitting current to ensure that the potential of the gate electrode of the IGBT is increased to restrain the rising of the
voltage of the collector electrode of the IGBT; the driving
control circuit stops the turn-off of the IGBT when receiving the overvoltage signals. As the IGBT overvoltage protection circuit controls the turn-off of the IGBT through the driving control circuit while performing overvoltage protection, so that the requirement on
charge current of the gate electrode of the IGBT is small, the
response time of overvoltage protection is greatly shortened, and the IGBT can be protected more timely.